Care Coordination

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System and Regence BlueShield in Washington have announced a new accountable care initiative.

When a provider group inks an accountable care organization contract with a commercial payer, the associated benefits can spill over to other insurers' beneficiaries, including Medicare enrollees, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical…

University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center and Chennai, India-based Apollo Hospitals are scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding today concerning a potential affiliation.

Medford, Ore.-based Valley Immediate Care has opened a new location in Ashland, Ore., according to a Mail Tribune report.

Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., and UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco have agreed to partner on pediatrics, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.

A group of federally qualified health centers in northwestern California have teamed up to form an accountable care organization and have applied to join the Medicare Shared Savings Program in January 2014, according to a North Bay Business Journal report.

Sinai Health System, based in Chicago, has received a $4 million donation from Chicago businessman Harry Seigle for the creation of the Seigle Outpatient Center in the Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, according to a Chicago Crain's Business report.

Arlington-based Texas Health Resources has unveiled plans for a population health, education and innovation center, which will be led by Tricia Nguyen, MD.

Canton-Potsdam (N.Y.) Hospital will open a $5.5 million expansion in October, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.

Washington Hospital in Fremont, Calif., is planning a $300 million critical care pavilion, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.